Cook II

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Duties include:

• Maintain food safety and sanitation standards
• Ensure ingredients and final products are fresh
• Operate kitchen equipment such as broilers, ovens, grills and fryers
• Follow recipes, including measuring, weighing and mixing ingredients
• Bake, grill, steam and boil meats, vegetables, fish, poultry and other foods
• Present, garnish and arrange final dishes
• Serve food
• Maintain a clean and safe work area, including handling utensils, equipment and dishes
• Handle and store ingredients and food
• Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment and utensils
• Set up workstations with required ingredients and equipment
• Check the quality and freshness of ingredients
• Monitor station inventory levels
• Accommodate guests’ special requests
• Cater special events

Qualifications/Skills:

• Knowledge of safety procedures, including safe temperatures at which ingredients must be kept and to which food must be prepared to avoid foodborne illness
• Ability to work as part of a team, collaborating on complex dishes
• Good interpersonal skills
• Calm demeanor to work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment
• Accountability for the dishes they prepare measuring up to the expectations of management and customers alike
• Comprehension and organization to follow direct orders and recipes and to correctly prepare dishes to the standards of the or kitchen
• Ability to stand in one place for hours at a time, handle extreme heat and work shifts
• Work flexible hours
• Be able to lift and carry up to 50 pound
• Professional appearance

Works hours: Tue - Fri from 8 am - 4:30 pm and on Sat from 8:30 am - 7 pm

Experience, Education, and Licensing Requirements:

• Current food handler’s card and other certification as required by state
• Current SERVSAFE certification or has successfully completed a sanitation course within the past year
• Minimum of 5 years of institutional or restaurant cooking experience

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid sick time
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 5 years

Restaurant type:

• Casual dining restaurant

Shift:

• Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Portola Valley, CA 94028: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Restaurant: 8 years (Required)

Work Location: In person